Proyecto Juan Diego’s mission is to empower low-income families to be healthy and self-sufficent community members thourgh educational programs, family activities and preventative health services
This non-profit was established in 2003 by Daughter of Charity, Sister Phylis Peters. PJD serves the people of Cameron Park in Brownsville, Texas. Enjoy the following local TV story about the poject.
For those of you who follow Amanda’s journey through postulancy as a Daughter of Charity in her blog Drink Deeply My Daughter this is the project she now serves.
Tags: Daughters of Charity, poverty, strategies, Systemic change
Also, check out Proyecto Juan Diego’s Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/proyectojuandiego) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/ProyJuanDiego)!
I am proud of the great work you are doing in Brownsville. Proyecto Juan Diego is a wonderfully supportive place for persons currently in need. Glad the D.C.’s are there.